ACHPR Q African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Human Rights our Collective Responsibility Decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the MeritS! Communication . Nega 461/13 Fenta and Reeyot Alemu (represented gal Defence Initiative, Freedom Now and L Democratic Republic of Ethio the Federal Summary of the Complaint: Secretariat), received a Nega Fenta and Reeyot Alemu (the ), represented by Media Legal Defence, emocranc Republic of Ethiopia (the 2. on Human and Peoples' Rights ..was arrested on 14 September 2011 on suspicion 3. of ternbiismKti;ve (5) days -~i;_, , ~·t~;E:;~~'t.' 's: I t publishing an online column criticising the 2009 +'," I Proclam:·~~ion(,~;:on·'·:t:~~:~TerrorismNo :652/2009 , ~ '_;, .'. ~"" "'-,,: .. =: ;-~ .. (The 2009 Anti-Terrorism , Proclamat19P), suggesting that it was being fsed to target journalists and critics of the Government:.:;,~:, was initially detained in, Maekelawi, the Federal Police Criminal Investigation ~~I~on,and was denied accesJ to legal counsel and not allowed contact i with family members. The First Complainant avers that he was kept in detention until i ~ 10 November 2011 when he was formally charged with ~(~!a~J(l.geTR~Uf~s gp~ ! ~. ~rf IU c;., CII. :if I I ~ ct. IIPage Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ratified the African Charter on 15 June 1998., ... ! '?- \,~ ~"'I1l I 1 The Federal n ~ -« !if '" () <:O"r"l.""'R.IC~~~'\)~<tv<c,,&:> The African Commission ort~mll!:!. 11'aw"v~,;;=.R~~~pls' ~Rights 31 Bijilo Annex Layout, Kombo North District, West Coast Region Gambia Phone: (220) 230 4361 Fax; (220) 441 05 04 Email: au-banjul@africa-union.org https:/achpr.au.intiO'O.1I